Machine for making ornamental crushed linings



, so crinkle Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

fiowmn A. SLITER, or Los 'ANGELES, oamromvm melanin r03. Maxineonnutnum'r. causnnn m mics.

Application filed April 2, 1924. Serial No. 703,883.

This invention is a machine for making ornamental lining such as used incaskets and the like, the lining comprising a silk .facing which isuniformly crushed at spaced intervals and in directions at right anglesto one another, in order to produce a crinkled effect, the facing havinga flat fabric backing fixedthereto at the depressions of the crinkledsurface, for maintaining said crinkled effect when the lining is removedfrom the machine.

As is usual in this type of machine, the present construction consistsgenerally of a series of parallel ribs adapted for limited movementtoward and away from one another and having projecting pegs and needles,and a series of rods ada ted to be laid one after another across t eribs on the silk facing which is placed on the expanded rib structure,said rods extending across the. ribs in parallel spaced relation betweenthe pe s, so as to depress the facing between sa1d pegs and fix the sameon the needles, thus crushing the facing transversely of the ribs and atspaced intervals;

the ribs bein moved towards one another after all of t e rods are inlace, so as to crush. the facing longitudina ly of the ribs and at saced intervals, and thus produce the effect, the fabric backing beingthen fixed to the crinkled facing at the protuberances formed by thepegs, with said backing held in placeby gluing or sewing after which therods are drawn out froni between the facing and its backing, and thecrinkled lining thus" formed is lifted off the needles of the ribs andremoved from the machine.

It is the object of the resent invention 4' to provide a machine of t ischaracter 'emerse rods so as todepress the facing between the pegsprojectin from the ribs, and fix the' same on the nee .les and againstthe ribs, a construction which leaves the protuberanoes formed in thesilk facin by the pegs, freeof needle holes, so that g no cannot passthrough said facing and spoil the front of the lining, when the backingis applied to said facing by gluing the latter at said protuberancesformed therein.

ribs relative toone another, so as to provide for variations in thecrinkled design formed by the machine.

The invention will be readily understood from-the following descriptionof the accompanying drawings, in which Fi 1 is a plan view of themachine with the ribs expanded, and showing the facing laid thereon, andseveral of the transverse rods mounted on said facing, for depressingthe latter against the ribs between the pegs projecting therefrom, andfixing the depressed portions of said facing on the neeles carried bythe'ribs.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a corner of the machine, showing the facinglaidthereon, and the ribs contracted and the rods in place, with thegluing shield mounted over the protuberances formed in the facing by theprojecting pegs of the ribs.

' be improved machine may be mounted on any suitable support shown as arectangular frame 1 having transversely spaced cross bars 2. Angle ironsextend the length of the frame parallel to one another, with horizontalsides '3 of said an 1e ironsresting upon the frame and cross ars, andvertical sides 4 of said angle irons forming the and away from oneanother and said fixed angle iron. As an instance of this arrangement,bolts 6 extend loosely throu h the ribs 4 of each of the angle irons,the eads 7 of said bolts being adapted to 1m inge aainst one side ofsaid ribs, and the t read ends 8 of said bolts bein received through theribs of the nexta jacent angle irons as said bolts relative to said nextadjacent angle irons, and permit movement of said ribs away from oneanother until the heads of the bolts abut against the ribs, with thelimit of said movement regulated by adjustment of nuts 9. I

The ribs may be moved toward one another-with the head ends of the boltssliding through the ribs, until next adjacent angle irons abut, thebolts connecting adjacent ribs being staggered as shown in Fig. 1 so asnot to interfere with such contraction of the rib structure.

Handles 10 are preferably provided on the outer ribs of the constructionat' the re-' spective sides of the machine, to facilitate expanding andcontracting the mechanism. Pegs 11. preferably formed integral with ribs4, project an appreciable distance above the latter, and areequidistantly spaced from one another along each rib, the pegs of onerib being preferably midway between the pegs of the next adjacent rib asclearly shown in Fig. 1.

Needles 12 are mounted in the horizontal sides 3 of the angle irons soas to extend upwardly alongside the ribs 4 of said angle irons, with thepoints of said needles projecting slightly above said ribs. In thepresent instance a pair of the needles are mounted between adjacent pegsof each rib,

each needle being spaced lengthwise of the ribs an equal distancebetweenadjacent staggered pegs of next adjacent ribs as shown in Fig. 3.

Rods 13, longitudinally grooved at their undersides as shown at 14, andpreferably rectangular in cross section and of a length equal to thewidth of the frame 1, are adapt ed to be laid across ribs 4 in thespaces between the staggered pegs, thereby positionabove the ribsadjacent each of the pegs, so that said needles may have their pointsreceived in the grooves in the rods.

It will be noted that pairs of said rods may be laid across the ribstructure between adjacent pegs of a rib, with the staggered pegs of thenext adjacent rib between the rods of each pair, and each of said rodsoverlying a needle ofeach rib, or in order to vary the crinkled-designmade by the machine, a single rod maybe laid across the 'rib structurebetween adjacent pegs of each rib as shown in Fig. 3.

In operation, the ribs being in expanded positlon, apiece of fabric 15adapted to cm the facing for a lining is s read over the ribs as shownin Fig. 1, and t e rods 13 1. A machine of the c as to depress thefabric between the pegs and fix the same on the points of needles 12.

The ribs 3 are then moved toward one another to contracted position asshown in Fig. 4, thus crushing fabric 15 in usual manner. so that ausual flat fabric backing may be then laid over the crinkled fabricfacing and stitched thereto at the protuberanccs of said fabric facingformed by pegs '11.

It will be noted however that the crinkled fabric facing formed as thusdescribed. free from needle holes at the protuherances in said facingformed by the pegs of the machine, so that the backing for the liningmay, if desired, be glued to the facing at such protuberances instead ofbeing stitched thereto as has been the practice heretofore, without theliability of the glue seeping through the facingfabric at such needleholes and spoiling the front of the lining.

For this purpose, after the ribs 4 are contracted so as to produce thecrinkled effect in'the facing fabric, a shield 16 is laid o erthe'crushed goods. said shield being perforated as shown at 17. inalinement with the pegs 11 when the ribs 4 are contracted, so

. that the ends of thepegs and the protuberances. formedin the fabricfacing will project through said perforations as shown in Fig. 3.

Glue may then be freely applied to the portions of facing 15 projectingthrough the perforations of the shield, and after removal of saidshield, the fabric backing for the lining may be glued to suchprotruding portions of the facing.

After the backing is fixed to the facing 15 of the lining, either bysewing or gluing, the rods 13 are withdrawn transversely from themachine in usual manner, and the lining is lifted from the machine soas'to disengage the needles from the facing, and

permit removal of the finished product.

i' 'i'It will be apparent that various changes ing-the rods over theneedles which project'l' may be made in the construction, combination,and arrangement of parts as thus deof the invention.

What' is claimed is:

racter described comprising ribs alongsid of one another and adapted fortransver. movement toward and away from one another, spaced pegsprojecting an appreciable distance above saidcribs, needles having theirpoints projecting slightly above said ribs between 7 said pegs, and rodsgrooved at their undersides adapted to be laid across said ribs betweensa d pegs with the projecting points of said needles received in saidgrooves.

2. machine of the character described comprismg a frame, angle ironsmounted on said frame in parallel relation and adapted I for transversemovement toward and away from one another, vertical sides of said angleirons forming ribs having spaced pegs projecting an appreciable distanceabove the same, needles mounted in horizontal sides of said angle ironsadjacent said rib sides and having the points of said needles projectingslightly above said ribs, and rods ooved longitudinally at theirundersides adapted to be laid across said ribs between said pegs withthe projecting points of said needles received in. said grooves.

3. A machine of the character described comprising parallel ribs adaptedfor transverse movement towardand away from one another, spacedpegs,projecting an appreciable distance above said ribs, the pegs ofeach rib being midway between the pegs ofv the next adjacent rib, pairsof needles projecting slightly above each of said ribs between next ajacent pegs'thereof, each of said needles being spaced midway between apeg of a rib and the adjacent sta gered peg of the next adjacent rib,anf rods rooved at their undersides adapted to be aid across said ribsbetween the stag cred pegs with the projecting points 0 the needlesreceived in said grooves.

4. A machine of the character described.

comprising parallel ribs, bolts extending loosely through each of saidribs with" the heads of said bolts adapted to impinge against one sideof said ribs andthe threaded ends of said bolts extending through nextadjacent ribs, nuts on said bolts at opposite sides of said nextadjacent, ribs for adjustably fixing said bolts relative to said nextadjacent ribs, spaced pegs projecting an appreciable distance above saidribs, needles projecting above said ribs, and rods adapted to be laidacross said ribs between said pegs.

5. A machine of the character described comprising ribs alongside of oneanother, said ribs being adapted for movement toward and away-from oneanother, abutment means for limiting transverse movement of said ribsaway fromone another,

means for adjusting said abutment means to vary the limit of saidtransverse movement, spaced pegs projecting. an appreciable distanceabove said ribs, needles pro'ectin above said ribs, and rods adapted tohe laid across said ribs between said pegs.

6. A machine of the character described comprising rows of spaced pegsadapted for transverse movement relative to one another, needles betweenthe pegs of said rows, and

rods adapted to be laid between said pegs transversely of said rows andover said needles.

7 In a device of the character described, a plurality of angle barshaving a vertical web. spaced upstanding portions formed on saidvertical web, means for slidably securing said bars one to the other, aplurality of weight members adapted to be positioned on said barsbetween said upstanding portions, and a plurality of pinspositioncdalong said bars adjacent said vertlcal webs.

8. In a device of the character described, a plurality of spaced barsmovable toward and from one another, spaced pegs projecting above saidbars, a plurality of weight members adapted to be positioned on saidbars between said pegs, and pins on said bars between said e s.

9. In a device 0 t e character described,

having a horizontal web and a vertical web,-

means for slidably securing said bars together for movement toward andfrom one another, spaced upstanding portions formed on the verticalwebs, a plurality of weight members. for mounting in position acrosssaid bars between said upstanding portions, and pins mounted on saidhorizontal webs adjacent the vertical webs between the upstandingportions thereof, said-pins extendin a distance above the vertical websof said bars, I J

1- A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, including a y,

port slats, and devices engageable with said slats to variously limitspacing adjustment of said slats.

12. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, adjustableslats have in stitch locating elements in staggered re ation, and meansfor varying the extent of opening adjustment of said slats to change theform of crush imparted to the lining. I

In testimony whereof have afiixed my signature to this Ispecification.

-. OWARD A. SLITER.

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